SANE Journal -- Sequential Art Narrative in Education [Includes rationales for teaching graphic narratives / novels!]
ImageTexT -- a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media
Doctoral Dissertation As Graphic Novel - Comics artist and educator Nick Sousanis is an assistant professor of Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University. He received his doctorate in education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2014, where he wrote and drew his dissertation entirely in comic book form. Titled Unflattening, it argues for the importance of visual thinking in teaching and learning, and it is now a book from Harvard University Press. See his work at www.spinweaveandcut.com.
Comics Are The New Literature -- NC State Libraries Series of Events for November 2016
WEB RESOURCES
History of Comics Timeline
A Brief History of Comic Books
A History of Comics from Comic Art and Graffix Gallery
An Introduction to The Graphic Novel -- University of Iowa (Malloy)
Graphic Novels in the Classroom -- University of Illinois (Gray)
Diamond Books Brief History of the Graphic Novel
Wikipedia Entry on Graphic Novel
Comic versus Graphic Novel -- Encyclopedia Britannica
The Secret Origin of "The Graphic Novel": Where Eisner Heard the Term -- Comics Alliance
NPR Readers Poll 2017: 100 Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels
RESOURCE BOOKS
Carter, James Bucky, Ed. (2007). Building Literary Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
ReadWriteThink.org Resources related to Carter's book + free chapter
Frey, Nancy, & Fisher, Douglas, Eds. (2008). Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
RELATED JOURNALS AND ARTICLES
SANE Journal -- Sequential Art Narrative in Education [Includes rationales for teaching graphic narratives / novels!]
ImageTexT -- a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of comics and related media
Doctoral Dissertation As Graphic Novel - Comics artist and educator Nick Sousanis is an assistant professor of Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University. He received his doctorate in education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2014, where he wrote and drew his dissertation entirely in comic book form. Titled Unflattening, it argues for the importance of visual thinking in teaching and learning, and it is now a book from Harvard University Press. See his work at www.spinweaveandcut.com.